Judging from last night, America faces a pretty clear choice—we can live with hope for the future, or we can live in fear of the mythical light bulb police. Instead of attacking Republicans, President Obama gave a bipartisan message of hope, which when you get down to it, turned out to be the best way to attack Republicans. By talking about economic competition the President left his political opposition in the dust.
For their rebuttal, the Republicans chose Paul Ryan, whose “Roadmap for America’s Future” looks like a travelogue to Hell. If Paul Ryan’s roadmap is what the future looks like, pull off the road NOW! Great—the Republicans had their rebuttal delivered by someone who can’t even honestly discuss what his own ideas are. If Paul Ryan lets Americans know what his own ideas are, they would be horrified. Ryan’s Roadmap destroys Social Security and Medicare, raises taxes on 90 percent of Americans… and actually increases the budget deficit. Is that even possible? In a sense, the man is a genius. After an inspirational speech by the President, all the Republicans could give us was an accountant… and a very dishonest accountant at that. Paul Ryan’s figures and statistics were so cooked that his rebuttal should have been delivered on the Food Network.
Paul Ryan could easily have come off as the most dishonest and ignorant politician of all time. But luckily for him, he was followed by Michele Bachmann (video below). Wow. Did Michele Bachmann look creepy or what? They would have been better off with Christine O’Donnell in full “Wicked Witch of the West” makeup. Michele made a reference the battle of Iwo Jima, which she pronounced as “Ewwa Jamma.” Is that a World War II battle or a Star Wars character? Oh, and Michele… the camera is over here, dearie. Bachmann delivered her entire speech to the wrong camera. Is there a better way to point out just how off-kilter Michele Bachmann is? There’s your Tea Party rebuttal, America—from someone who can’t even look you in the eye. Not that Michele Bachmann is ashamed to look you in the eye. She has no shame. She just doesn’t have the smarts to figure out how to look you in the eye.
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